Chapter 20: Bug Ability

[Ghostly Body]LV3 (0/400 million): Your body shows a slight trend of ghostly transformation, gaining partial ghost abilities. You can float and ascend like a ghost, and are immune to a certain degree of physical attacks.

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[Ghostly Body]LV6 (0/3.2 billion): Your body shows a significant trend of ghostly transformation. You can transform into a ghost for a short period, change size, ignore physical obstacles, and become immune to physical attacks.

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[Ghostly Body]LV9 (0/25.6 billion): Can transform into a ghost for a long time.

[Ghostly Body]LV10 (0/51.2 billion): Can enter ghost mode anytime, anywhere, ignore physical obstacles, and become immune to all physical attacks.

With the final 10 skill points, the Ghostly Body finally reaches its maximum level.

The skill's effects at maximum level become even more terrifying.

[Ghostly Body]LV10 (MAX): Passive skill, no consumption, ghost transformation, immune to all physical attacks!

"Damn! I've managed to unlock a natural passive skill of the Nature system!"

Adrian couldn't help but curse. Who can withstand this passive skill?!

Moreover, ghost transformation is not a simple natural transformation.

Four major characteristics of ghost transformation: flight, size change, ignoring physical obstacles, and immunity to physical attacks!

It's incredibly powerful!

After glancing at the remaining 28 skill points, Adrian resisted the urge to spend them recklessly.

This thrill is simply irresistible!

However, when Adrian recalls the experience bar that flashed by during the upgrade of the Ghost Body, he can't help but feel a bit sour.

256 billion, 512 billion...

Who would have thought that the experience required for Devil Fruit skill upgrades would increase by doubling!

Is this the experience that a normal person can accumulate?

In the past two years, Adrian has accumulated all the experience, and it's still not enough for 1 billion, okay?

If he really needed to use experience points to upgrade the Ghost Fruit level, it would probably take about three thousand years to reach the maximum level!

Considering the Ghost Fruit's preference for specialties, Adrian added all the previously reserved free attribute points to the Intelligence attribute.

At this moment, his panel undergoes a refreshing change.

Name: Adrian

Level: 29

Primary profession: Swordsman

Secondary Professions: Shipwright LV10 (MAX), Doctor LV10 (MAX)

Personal Attributes: Strength 80, Agility 70, Endurance 71, Intelligence 256, Charm 26, Luck 1

Free Attribute Points: 0

Skill Points: 28

Expertise: [Low-level Tough Vitality], [Ghost Fruit], [Curse of the Great Sea]

Skills: [Ghost Form] (MAX), [Six Styles: Shave] (LV8), [Six Styles: Paper Art] (LV6), [Ghost Creation] (LV1), [Spirit Projection] (LV1)

No need to say anything more. With these attributes, expertise, and especially these skills, it's not just walking straight through the first half of the Grand Line; it's possible to walk backward!

Especially the intelligence attribute under the expertise of the "Ghost Fruit" with the bonus "Intelligence X2" is simply off the charts!

256 points!

Under normal circumstances, that is an attribute that almost only a level 60 character with full intelligence points can have. At this point, Adrian's level is only a meager 29!

It's downright terrifying!

The excited Adrian couldn't wait to test the power of the max-level 'Ghost Form.'

Adrian's figure instantly becoming illusory, entering the state of ghostification.

"This feeling..."

Adrian raised his palm, clenched his fist, without any anomalies.

But when he waved his hand to smash the coffee table in front of him,

His arm passed through the table as if it were empty, and even under the inertia, it directly "slid" across the tatami floor.

"Ignoring physical obstacles!"

Adrian's eyes lit up, then he systematically tested the other additional abilities brought by ghostification: flight and size reduction, both of which had quite good effects.

Not only that, Adrian also discovered something else.

The [Ghostly Body] upgraded to its maximum level allows him to maintain the ghost state at all times, experiencing the feeling of being a ghost every minute and every second.

Such an experiential effect is like an 'automatic experience buff' for the other two skills of the Ghost Fruit.

[Spirit Projection] is okay, but the experience accumulation speed of [Ghost Creation] is unbelievably fast!

In just a few moments, Ghost Creation has accumulated nearly a few hundred points of experience, equivalent to about 10 points per second!

In other words, even if Adrian does nothing, [Ghost Creation] will be able to reach level 2 directly after 4 months!

I wonder how long this effect will last...

Adrian is lost in thought. If he can maintain this speed continuously, reaching level 1 after 4 months, level 2 after 12 months, level 3 after 28 months, level 4 after 60 months, and level 5 after 124 months...

Well, thinking about it this way, it doesn't seem too fast. It takes 10 years to reach level 5...

Oh well, it's at least a passive buff, and it's a buff obtained for free.

Anyway, just one word: awesome!

Next, Adrian experimented with the skill effect of "Ghost Creation."

Although he had just eaten the Devil Fruit, Adrian's mind was filled with various ideas about the development of the Ghost Fruit. At the very least, he could learn from Perona in the original work!

A small, cute ghost slowly emerged from Adrian's fingertips.

The most basic white ghost, with no damage attributes, a round head, and an automatically moving white body that looked exceptionally adorable.

White Ghost · Sunny Day Doll!

This is the basic skill effect of "Ghost Creation," creating a white ghost with no damage or attributes. Its only advantage is its immunity to physical attacks and the ability to ignore physical obstacles.

Adrian released another ghost, about the size of a palm, with a round body and a pale face with a hint of a dangerous smile.

He waved his hand, and the ghost swung its arms, flying into the air on its own.

With a command from Adrian's mind, the ghost's body suddenly expanded like a bomb exploding. A powerful shock wave instantly spread out, with a force roughly equivalent to a hand grenade.

Mini Ghost · Tempting Gift!

Let's pause the skill effectiveness experiment for Ghost Creation at this point and try out the effects of [Spirit Projection]!

Adrian activated his ability, and his soul, identical to his physical form, separated from his body. The lifeless body, lacking the support of the soul, instantly collapsed to the ground.

"This is the first time observing myself from this perspective. I have to say, it's quite a peculiar feeling..."

Adrian gazed at the 'self' on the floor, seemingly in a deep sleep, with a strange expression.

In the next moment, Adrian (in soul form) passed through the walls of the inn room and soared into the night sky.

"Soul state is similar to ghost state, unable to touch anything in the material world. It means losing 'smell' and 'touch,' relying only on sight and hearing to perceive the outside world. At level 1 of [Spirit Projection], the maximum distance the soul can travel from the body is about a hundred meters. Hot springs...? Surprisingly, in my soul state, I'm not afraid of water?"

Adrian instantly returned to his physical form.

"If my soul state isn't afraid of water, then what about my ghost form? Is it the same..."

With a surprised, shocked, and undisguised joy on his face, Adrian walked towards the bathroom and filled the bathtub with water.

"I...became soft...gulp, gulp..."